What color is #28736B?

#28736B is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Green Sleeves. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28736B?

The RGB value is 40, 115, 107: 40 red, 115 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28736B?

The complementary color is #732830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28736B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28736B color

#28736B rgb(40, 115, 107)

Shades of teal

The hex color #28736B is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 45.1% green and 42% blue (40, 115, 107).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 48% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Green Sleeves (#39766C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#28736B color codes

HEX	`#28736B`
RGB	`rgb(40, 115, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 45.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 48%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 65%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 7%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.91, -24.89, -2.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.91, 25, 185.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.658, 13.773, 16.057)`
Decimal	`2650987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28736B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #28736B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#28736B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #28736B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28736b; }
.text { color: #28736b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28736b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 115 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28736b, #285673); }

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Questions

What color is #28736B?: #28736B is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Green Sleeves. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28736B?: The RGB value is 40, 115, 107: 40 red, 115 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28736B?: The complementary color is #732830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28736B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.